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APPLIOATIONIILBD APR. 17, 1905.

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FARE REGISTER.

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ATT'Y's thereon.

WVILLIAM 1V. KAY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FARE-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed Ap1i11'7,1905. Serial No. 256,099.

T (ti/Z whmn it ntcty concern:

Be itknown thatI, WVILLIAM 1V. KAY, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented acertain new and usefulImprovement in Fare-Registers, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 .is a perspective view of my improved conductors fare-register.Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the front part of the machine, partof the back casing being removed to more clearly show the interior. Fig.3 is a side elevational view, partly in section, with the back wall ofthe casing removed. Fig. 4: is aside elevational view from the oppositeside, partly in section, the near side wall being removed to moreclearly show the interior. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 ofFig. 3. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig. 7 is a detail viewof the station-number-printing wheels and the rocking frame in which thesame are mounted. Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7.Fig. 9 is a detail view of the guiding device for thestation-number-printing wheels. Fig. 10 is a detail view of the supportfor the station-number-printing wheels. Fig. 11 is a sectional viewthrough the register-printing wheels. Fig. 12 is a sectional view on theline 12 12 of Fig. 11. Fig. 13is a detail view of the units-registerwheel. Fig. 14 is a sectional view on the line 14 14 of Fig. 12, showingthe tens-wheel. Fig. 15 is a detail view of the hundreds-printing wheel.Fig. 16 is a detail view of the overthrow-preventer. Fig. 17 is a detailview of the alining device for the register-printing wheels. Fig. 18 isa top plan view of the time-print ing mechanism. Fig. 19 is a horizontalsection through the gearing between the timetrain and theprinting-wheels of the timeprinting mechanism. Fig. 20 is a detail viewof the arbor on which the printing-wheels of the time mechanism aremounted. Fig. 21 is a diagrammatic view of the gearing between thetime-train and the hour-printing wheel. Fig. 22 is a diagrammatic viewof the gearing between the hour-printing wheel. and the A and P printingwheel. Fig. 23 is a detail view of the removable side wall of thecasing, showing one of the 1nkmg-r1bbons mounted Fig. 24 IS a detailvlew of the double-faced ratchet and its cooperating pawl identiliedwith the operating-handle. Fig. 25 is a sectional view of the partsshownv in Fig. 24. Fig. 26 is a detail view of the double-faced ratchet.Fig. 27 is a horizontal sectional view through the cash -fare-printingwheels. Fig. 28 is a sectional view on the line 28 28 of Fig. 27. Fig.29 is adetail view of the hub on which the.cash-fare-printing wheels aremounted. Fig. 80 is a sectional view on the line 30 30 of Fig. 4. Fig.31 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken vertically through themouth of the machine. Fig. 32 illustrates one of the cash-fare receiptsissued by the machine. Fig. 33 illustrates a duplicate cash-fare receiptwhich has been canceled and the register-number stamped thereon. Fig. 34illustrates a hat-check issued in connection with a ticket or cash-farereceipt canceled by the machine, and Fig. 35 illustrates a portion ofthe permanent record-strip retained in the machine and identified withthe issuance of the cash-fare receipts and hatcheck illustrated in Figs.32 to 34, inclusive.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in fare-registersdesigned especially for use by conductors of railway-trains andparticularly where the mileage travel forms the basis of transportationrates.

It is the object of my present invention to construct a fare-register tobe used by the conductor in punching tickets which are lifted and alsoin issuing cash-fare receipts and hatchecks for the tickets or for thecash-fare receipts.

To briefly outline the use of my improved fare-register, we will assumethat a passenger surrenders a ticket to the conductor, vhoproceeds asfollows: Certain printing-wheels are adjusted to indicate the point ofdestination and the ticket is placed ,in the mouth of the machine andthe handle operated to cancel the ticket and print thereon theregister-number but not the number of the station of destination. Theregister-mlmber, the number of the station of destination, and the timethat the ticket was lifted are recorded on a permanent record-strip. Thefirst operation of the handle will effect the printing and the secondoperation of the handle will issue the hat-check and also wind therecordstrip. \Vhere a cash fare is paid, printing-wheels are adjusted toset the proper characters in the printing-line, and duplicate cash-faretickets are severed from the strips by the conductor after the printingimpression is made, one of IIO said duplicates being given to thepassenger and the other being retained by the conductor as a ticket. Theprinting of the amount upon the cash-fare receipts also makes animpression on the record-strip before referred to. The receipt retainedby the conductor is treated as a ticket, punched with the number of thestation of destination and also, in the instance of cash-fare receipts,with the number of the station of departure. The treatment of acash-fare receipt as a ticket necessitates the same operations of themachine which have been before described with relation to a ticket.

With these objects in view the invention consistsin the construction,arrangement, and combination of the several parts, all as will behereinafter described and afterward pointed out in the claims.

The 0asng.1 indicates the casing, which is provided with ahinged portion2, having a slidable bolt 3 for securing said hinged portion in itsclosed position. This bolt 3 is provided with a suitable buttonextending on top of the casing, as shown in Fig. 1, by which said boltmay be manipulated. 4: indicates a partition-plate forming acompartment, in

which is arranged a roll of blank hat-checks 5. The conductor isprovided with anumber of these rolls of hat-checks and has access to thecompartment at all times, so that he can introduce new rolls whennecessary. The hat-checks are fed from the roll over the forwardextension of the partition-plate 4: under printing-wheels 6, and thenceforward, and above the registering printing-Wheels, the outer end of thehat-check being in contact with a feed-roller.

Station-number amming dem'ces. The printing wheels or rings 6 are formedwith printing characters on their lower portions, while their upperportions are provided with corresponding indicating-numbers, as shown inFig. 5. Each printing-Wheel is provided with a slightly-raised knurlededge which projects through an opening in the top of the casing, asshown in Fig. 1. The conductor may adjust these printing wheels or rings6 manually to any desired position, the number indicated through theopening in the casing having its corresponding character presented inthe printing-line on the lower side of the printing-wheel.

7 indicates a spider consisting of a central hub portion withradially-disposed wings, one of said wings, as shown in Fig. 10, beingslotted to receive a series of spring-pressed detents 8, which aredesigned to engage notches in theinner peripheries of theprinting-wheels 6. The wheels 6 are mounted upon the spider 7 and arefree to be rotated thereon in either direction at the will of theoperator, the spring-pressed detents 8 indicating to the operator when aprinting character is in printing-line.

9 indicates a post which is held between side frames 10, and which posthas the spider 7 mounted thereon and is capable of a slight rockingmovement when the printing-wheels are depressed to make their printingimpression. The side frames 10 are pivotally mounted on studs 11, sothat the printing-wheels swing from such pivotal point. In order toprevent the printing-type from moving on an arc of a circle describedabout the pivots 11, I arrange a slotted disk 11 on the end of thespider, (see Figs. 3 and 8,)into whose slot projects a pin 12 from theside wall of the easing. This slot-and-pin connection causes theprinting-wheels when moving upon the studs 11 to slightly swing on thepost 9, which results in the printing-type being maintained in properposition at the time of making a printing impression. The side frames10, before referred to, extend forwardly in the form of a yoke, saidyoke carrying a rocking bar 13, in which is mounted a platen orimpression device 14, the shank thereof passing upwardly through the bar18 and a spring 15 being interposed between said bar and the head ofsaid platen, whereby during a printing impression said spring is placedunder compression, the yielding tendency thereof permitting the yoke todescend a greater distance than necessary to make a printing stroke.This printing-hammer or impression device 1a is guided by an inturnedportion 1 of the casing, which forms a mouth into which the tickets tobe canceled are placed.

Ticketwruwdiato-n (Zcuices.-One of the side frames 10 is provided withan opening into which projects a lug 16 from a block 17. The block 17 ismounted in a vertical guideway in a housing 1 (see Fig. 1) and carriespunches 18, whose cutting ends cooperate with correspondingly-shapedopenings in a steel plate 19, mounted on the casing 1, and at the sideof the mouth of the device. \Vhenever the printing-wheels 6 are operatedto make a printing impression, the cancellation-punches 18 are alsooperated, as well as the impression device 14.

Registering-w/tcels. Loc-ated under the impression device 1 1 is aseries of registering wheels or rings 20, whose construction is bestshown in Figs. 11 to 15. These wheels 20 are in the form of rings havingtype characters on their peripheries, said rings being mounted upon asleeve 21, secured to a removable side frame-plate 22, whose companionremovable side frame-plate 23 forms a bearing for other parts of themechanism capable of being removed from the machine by an authorizedoflicer of the company. \Vithin the sleeve 21 is a rocking block 2 1,having a flange at one end extending outwardly beyond the sleeve, so asto hold the printing-rings in position, the opposite end of said blockhaving an operating-plate 25 secured thereto, which plate is providedwith a striking member 26. (See Fig. Block 24: is slotted so as to housein a pawl 27, pressed outwardly by a spring 28. This pawl isprovidedwith a stepped operating-face, the steps of which are oppositethe units, tens, and hundreds type-rings, respectively. Pawl 27 ispreferably pivoted to the block 24 at 27. Each of the type-rings 20 isprovided with ten notches in-its inner peripl ery, with which thestepped knife-edge of the pawl 27 is designed to cooperate.

The units-ring (shown in Fig. 13) has one of its notches deeper than theothers, so that when the pawl 27 occupies this deep notch it will notonly drive the units-wheel one-tenth of a revolution, but will alsoengage and drive the tens-wheel one-tenth of a revolution. Pawl 27 is inengagement with the deep notch of the units-ring when the printingcharacter 9 is in. the printing-line. The next rocking movement of theblock 24 will operate the units-ring, so as to present the Zero-printingcharacter in the printing-line, and also move the tens-printing ringone-tenth of a revolution, so as to present a printing character ofhigher denomination in the printing-line.

By referring to Fig. 14 it will be seen that the tens-printing ring isalso provided with a deep notch whose function is the same as that ofthe deep notch in the units-printing ring, to wit: When the pawl 27 liesin the deep notches of the units and tens printing rings thelmndreds-printing ring will be operated one-tenth of a revolution. Therelation of the notches in the three rings to the pawl 27 is as follows:

The shallow notches of all the printingrings may be of the same depth.The deep notch of the units-printing ring is three times as deep as anyshallow notch. The deep notch in the tens-printing ring is twice as deepas any shallow notch. The stepped operatingface of pawl 27 is sodisposed with relation to the printing-rings that the highest step willengage only the units-printing ring and operate the same one-tenth of arevolution at each rocking movement of block 24 until the deep notch isengaged by the pawl, when the second step is thrown into engagement witha shallow notch of the tens-printing ring, the tens-wheel being operatedone-tenth of a revolution at eachcomplete revolution of theunits-printing wheel. This continues until the deep notch of thetens-printing wheel arrives opposite the pawl 27, when the high step ofthe pawl, as well as the second step thereof, go to the full depth oftheir respective deep notches, permitting the third or lowest step ofthe pawl to engage and operate the hundreds-printing wheel one-tenth ofa revolution for each complete revolution of the tens-printing wheel andcorrespondingly for each ten revolutions of the units-printing wheel.This registering mechanism is inaccessible to the conductor, the wheelsbeing set to 1 by hand by an authorized oflicer of the company andbefore the machine is turned over to the conductor. lVhile l have shownthree registering-wheels having a series capacity of nine hundred andninety-nine, it is obvious that more registering-wheels could beemployed for the purpose of increasing the capacity of the machine if itis found necessary.

The stationary sleeve 21 is provided with spring-pressed detents 29,(see Fig. 11,) which engage the notches of the printing-rings and holdthem stationary while the block 24 is recovering. in order to aline theregisteringwheels in printing position, I mount a rockshaft 30 betweenthe side frames 22'and 23 and provide the same with a series of fingers31 in the form of bent loops of wire. The rocking block 24 is providedwitha projection 32 on its head which is designed to engage a pin 33 onthe shaft 30 and rock said shaft, moving the fingers 31 in front of theteeth of the printing-rings, so as to properly aline said rings inprinting position at the moment the impression occurs. A spring 34 tendsto return the shaft 30 to normal position wherein the lingers 31 move toa position so as not to interfere with the movementof the printingrings.

The block 24 is rocked at each alternate operation of the handle 35, andin order to prevent the overthrow of the registering-wheels l mount anescapement-pawl 24 on a rockshaft, (see Fig. 16,) which escapement-pawlis in the shape of a blade engaging all of the printing-wheels. A springis arranged on the rock-shaft and tends to force the blade away from thewheels. The opposite edge of the blade is curved upwardly, so as toengage a cam-face on the flange of the block 24, (see Fig. 4,) wherebywhen said block is rocked from the position shown the cam-face willpermit the escapement-pawl to release all of the wheels and .during thisrelease any of the wheels may be operated. When the block is restored tonormal position, however, the camface on the flange thereof forces theblade of the escapement-pawl in front of the shoulders on theprinting-wheels, so as to arrest said printing wheels and preventoverrotation thereof.

Operating wwc/mmz'sm.Referring to 1, it will be seen that anoperating-handle 35 is arranged on the side of the casing. This handle35 is provided with a stud 36, which extends through a sleeve 37, fixedin the easing 1. The inner end of this stud is provided with atransverse rib 38, which fits into a corresponding]y-shaped opening in aplate 39. (See Fig. 4.) Between this plate 39 and the hub-flange of theoperating-handle (see Fig. 25) are secured posts 40 and 40, which postsextend through concentric slots in the casing 1. On post 40 are arrangedtwo pawls 41 and 42, each having appropriate springs tending to forcetheir free ends inwardly into engagement with their cooperatingratchets.

Referring now to Fig. 3, 43 indicates a rockarm having a single notch inthe periphery of its hub with which the pawl 41 is designed to cooperateupon alternate strokes of the operating-handle. This rock-arm 43 isconnected to a link 44, (see Fig. 3,) which link at its forward end ispivotally connected to an extension 1O on the rocking frame 10. (SeeFigs. 3 and 6.) The forward end of link 44 is recessed at 44*, so as toprovide two shoulders which cooperate with the striker portion 26 of therocking block 24, there being suflicient lost motion in this recessedportion to permit a relatively long stroke of the link 44 and a movementof the striker projection 26 equivalent to one-tenth of a revolution ofthe printing-rings 20 of the register. A spring 45 is connected to theplate 39 and tends to hold the operating-handle in an elevated positionat all times. The rock-arm 43 is loosely mounted on the sleeve 37. henthe parts are in the position shown in Fig. 3, an operation of thehandle 35 will cause the pawl 41 in engagement with the notch in the hubof the rock-arm 43 to move the link 44 backwardly and force thern'inting-wheels 6 to make a printing impression, to force thecancellation-plungers 18 downwardly, to force the impression device 14dowmvardly to take an impression from the registering-wheels, and torock the block 24, so that upon its return movement it will advance theregistering-wheels one number.

Referring now to Figs. 24 and 26, it will be seen that there are tworatchet-wheels 46 and 47, each provided with five notches in itsperiphery and secured together, so that said notches areoircumferentially displaced. the notches of each wheel being opposite ablank portion of the other wheel and between the notches of said otherwheel, said two ratchetwheels being loosely mounted upon the sleeve 37.The ratchet-wheels 46 and 47 constitute a double-faced ratchet which isso mounted that the portion 46 is adjacent the rock-arm 43, while theportion 47 is adjacent another rock-arm 48, said rock-arm having asingle notch in the perighery of its hub which is designed uponalternate strokes of the handle to cooperate with the pawl 42. In theposition of the parts shown in Fig. 3 when the pawls 41 and 42 aredriven forwardly the pawl 41, resting in the notch of arm 43 and in oneof the notches of the wheel 46, will rock the arm 43 and impart motionto the link 44. During this operation the pawl 42 will be out ofengagement with the notch in the arm 48,

said pawl 42 resting idly upon the periphery so that as the post 40 isrestored the pawls 41 and 42 are retracted, pawl 41 being elevated bythe wheel 46 and the pawl 42 (.lropping in the notches of wheel 47 andthe rock-arm 48. The next operation of handle 35 will cause the pawl 41,which is resting on the periphery of wheel 46, to ride past the notch inarm 43 without operating said arm; but the pawl 42 in engagement w'ththe notch in arm 48 will rock said arm and with it a link 50, connectedto a disk 51, mounted on a stud extending from the casing 1. Disk 51carries a pawl 52, which meshes with a gear 54, said gear in turnmeshing with a gear 54, mounted on a stud on the back plate of easing 1.Gear 54 meshes with another gear 55, also mounted on the backcasing-plate and driving a pinion 56, conjoined to a paper-feed roller57, arranged between the side walls of the casing and under the plate58, which forms the table upon which the ticket to be canceled is placedwhen it is inserted into the mouth of the machine.

From the above it will be seen that the lirst operation of the handle 35when the pawl 41 engages the arm 43 and the ratchet 46 will effect the.printing impressions above described, the arm 48 in the meanwhileremaining idle. The next succeeding operation of the handle 35 willoperate the paper-feeding mechanism through the gearing just described,during which the arm 43 remains idle. The hat-check which is fedforwardly by the roller 57 is designed not to be issued its full lengthat a single operation of the handle because the hat-checks, as shown inFig. 34, are preferably marked with lines of severance and should beproperly positioned at each operation, so as to insure the printingimpressions being in their proper spaces thereon. Thus when thehat-check is issued the conductor may either grasp it and pull itforwardly the proper distance before severing it or he may by allowingthe handle 35 to be lifted a slight distance and again depressing itbefore it reaches its home position further project the hat-check untilthe proper position is reached. A partial stroke of the handle when thepawl 42 is in operative position will drive the train of gears andoperate the roller 57, as before described. \Vhen the handle 35 isreturned to home position after issuing the hatcheck, the pawl 42 isrendered inoperative and the pawl 4.1 placed in an operative positionready for the next printing imrn'ession.

ll'lnc n'ziating mcc/ata/snt.-Referring to Figs. 18 and 19, it will beseen that there are two printing-wheels mounted between the movable sideframes 22 and One of these wheels (marked 59) is provided with a seriesof printing characters on its periphery, one half being As, being anabbreviation for a ntemeridiem, and the other half being .Ps, being anabbreviation for postmeridiem. The other printing-wheel (marked 60)carries printing characters on its periphery indicating hours andquarter-hours. 61 indicates a casing containing a spring-actuatedtime-train, which is wound before the conductor starts on his trip andwhich is designed to run a sufficient length of time to cover the Workof the particular conductor in charge of the apparatus. This time-traindrives a minutehand shaft 62 one revolution every hour, and from thisthe wheel 60 is driven one revolution every twelve hours and the wheel59 one revolution every twenty-four hours. The method of gearing theminutehand shaft to the wheel 60 is shown more clearly in Fig. 19.Secured on the outer end of the minutehand shaft 62 is a pinion 63, overwhich is fitted a barrel, (see Fig. 20,) whose hub portion is cut awayto expose the teeth of the pinion 63. The flange of this barrel issecured to the web of the wheel 60, said barrel being extended throughsaid web to form a stud-shaft 64:, on which the wheel 59 is looselymounted. On the web of wheel 60 is mounted a gear 65, meshing with apinion 63, to which gear 65 is conjoined a pinion 66, meshing with astationary gear 67, secured to the faceof the casing 61 and concentricwith the pinion 63. The arrangement of these gears is best shown in thediagrammatical illustration in Fig. 21, in which are marked figuresindicating the mimber of teeth in each of the gears constituting thistrain. The pinion 63 has eight teeth and makes one revolution each hour.The gear 65 meshing therewith is provided with fiftytwo teeth and isjournaled on the web of wheel 60. Thus when motion is imparted to gear65 its conjoined wheel 66 will be forced to'describe an orbit about thefixed wheel 67 and carry with it the printing-wheel 60. Twelverevolutions of the pinion 63 will cause the printing-wheel 60 to makeone complete revolution. Gear 67 having forty teeth and being fixed, itfollows that one revolution of gear 66 (with twenty teeth) will causethe axis of gear 66 to describe one-half an orbit, (the printing-wheelmaking one-half a revolution.) Gear 65, conjoined to gear 66, also inthis half-orbital movement makes one complete revolution. Theeight-toothed drivingpinion during the same time (six hours) makes sixcomplete revolutions. Six revolutions of pinion 63 would, if gear 65were stationarily mounted, move said gear the distance of fortyeightteeth; but as the axis of gear 65 is describing an orbit in a directionopposite the direction of rotation of pinion 63 it follows that gear 65must have an extra number ofteeth to compensate for its advancingorbital movement equal at its half-orbital position to onehalf thenumber of teeth of the driving-pinion (in this instance four) making atotal of fifty two teeth in gear 65. The sun-andplanet gearing employedto drive the print- 6 5ing-wheel 60 from the minute-hand of the clockmechanism is also employed to drive the printing wheel 59 one revolutionin twenty-four hours from the stud-shaft 64:, which is conjoined toprinting-wheel 60 and rotates one revolution every twelve hours. Thissun-and-planet gearing is simply a speedreducing mechanism and withrelation to the printing-wheel 59 comprises a pinion 68, fixed to theshaft 64 and meshing with a gear 69, carried by the web of theprinting-wheel 59. Conjoined to gear 69 is a gear 70, which meshes witha stationary gear 71, fixed to the side frame-plate 23. Thissun-and-planet gearing is diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 22, itsprinciple of operation being the same as that described with referenceto Fig. 21, except that the ratios between the gears are slightlydifferent. as indicated in the drawings.

The time-printing mechanism above described makes an impression upon therecordstrip at each operation of the handle 35, the As printing betweenmidnightand noon and the Ps printing between noon and midnight. Inconnection with the hour-printing mechanism the printing-wheel impressescharacters indicating quarters of hours; but it is obvious that finerdivisions of time could be indicated,ifdesired.' Middayormidnightisindicated by the As or Ps, being above each other on thestrip. A plurality of these characters--say three-are printed at eachimpression for this purpose.

To take an impression from the printing characters on wheels 59 and 60,irrespective of their positions, 1 utilize the vibrating pivoted frame10, which carries the station-numbers in the following manner: Referringto Fig. 3, it will be seen that frame 10 carries a yielding tailpiece72, which cooperates with a lateral projection '73 on a printing-hammer7 t. This printing-hammer is pivoted on a rod 75, around which is wounda spring 76, tending to force said hammer downwaiglly at all times. 77indicates a swinging platen ihounted on rod and which is provided with aleafspring 78, cooperating with a rod 79, ten iing to hold said platenupwardly at all times against said rod and away from the printingtype.As the frame 10 is rocked it lifts the printing-hammer against thespring 76 until the tailpiece 72 rides up, at which time theprinting-hammer, being released, will descend and strike the platen,delivering aquick blow upon the platen and overcoming the resistance ofspring 78 and forcing the platen against the printing-type of wheels 59and 60. Spring 78 is strong enough to lift the type-hammer '74. and toinstantaneously raise the platen from the type. As the frame 10 isrestored to normal position the tailpiece 72 rides past the inclinedface of the projection 73, it being laterally displaced in this movementuntil said tailpiece again occupies its position under said projection73.

The record-strap.Referring to Fig. 30, it will be observed that thecasing 1 has a post 79 secured thereto. On th s post is loosely mounteda sleeve 79, the outer end of which is hollow and split so as to formspring-fingers. On this sleeve is a spool 80, which is revolubly mountedin the back of the framepiece 22. This enables the frames 22 and 23 tobe removed from the machine when the side plate 1, which is preferablyso mounted that it can be removed, is swung back, and when this frame isinserted in position, with the post and sleeve in the spool 80, saidpost and sleeve not only form a support for the removable frame and itscarried parts, but also provide a frictional drive for the spool. Theinner end of sleeve 79 is provided with a pinion 81, with which pinionmeshes the gear 53 before described. Thus when the hat-check is issuedthe split sleeve will be rotated, the movement imparted to the splitsleeve being more than is required to wind up the recordstrip, sothatsaidrecord-strip will at all times be kept taut. The record-strip,which is marked a and which is wound on the spool 80, issues from aspool 82, arranged on a spindle projecting from the back plate 22. Fromspool 82 this record-strip, which I have marked a, passes over a rod 83,arranged between the frames 22 and 23, thence between the platen 77 andthe wheels 59 and 60, thence between a platen 84 which is adjustablymounted between the frames 22 and 23 and the printingwheels 6, thencebetween the printing-rings 20 and the platen 14;, then over and around ashoe 85, thence down between a platen 86 and the cash-fare-printingwheels hereinafter described, thence under a driving-roller 87, mountedbetween frames 22 and 23 and having a pinion 83 in mesh with gear 55,thence under a shoe 88, carried by the frames 22 and 23, and finally tothe spool 80. Everything mounted upon the frames 22 and 23 is includedwithin the path of travel of the recordstrip and sleeve 79 and iscapable of being taken out of the machine by an authorized person havinga key to the door or panel 1. This enables such authorized person to setthe registering-Wheels back to zero and wind the time-train preparatoryto delivering the device to the conductor. In addition to sleeve 79there is a post 79 passing through openings in the frame-plates andserving to hold the same in proper position. In order to hold therecord-strip against the roller 87, I mount a spring-pressed roller 89in swinging arms, and which roller bears against the under side of therecord-strip. The recordstrip is preferably made of thin paper, so thatthe type coming in contact therewith will make a well-defined impressiontherethrough and onto the hat-check strip, which is indicated at b, adouble-faced carbon-ribbon c traveling between the record-strip and thehat-check. Of course the impression on the record-strip will be anegative one, but by looking at the back of said strip or holding it tothe light the figures will be clearly perceptible to the observer. Apositive lIHPI'CSSlOl] is preferably made on the hat-check which isissued to the passenger.

The inking-ribbon-The ribbon 0 before referred to issues from a spool 90and passes up alongside of a thin partition-plate 91, which is providedwith an opening for the cash-fare-printing wheels to make a printingimpression. The record strip also passes down by the side of this thinpartition-strip, but on the opposite side thereof from the inking-ribbonc. As shown in Fig. 4L, this partition-plate 91 is bent inwardly at itstop, the inking-ribbon 0 going above the record-stri and being parallelto said record-strip up to the bar 83. Behind the said bar 83 theinking-ribbon 0 passes under the shaft 75 and onto a spool 92, whichspool has a ratchet cooperating with a ribbonfeeding pawl 93, mountedupon the type-hammer 74. Thus the spool 92 is actuated at each vibrationof the type-hammer 74.

It will be noted that the strip 7) of the hatcheck spool passes abovethe time-printing wheels, but runs parallel to the record-strip underthe printing-wheels 6 and above the printing-rings 20, and in order tohave the printing-rings 20 make an impression on the ticket placed inthe mouth of the machine it is necessary, to arrange an inking ribbonbetween the hat-check strip 1) and the ticket which is indicated atd.This I. accomplish by arranging an inking-ribbon c in the plate 58,which is provided with an opening for the platen 14, whereby the ticketis pressed through the said opening onto the inkingribbon, the typemaking its impression on the under side of the ticket through therecordstrip a, the inking riobon 0, the hat-check Z), and the ribbon e.

The ribbon e is best illustrated in Fig. This figure illustrates acarrying-plate 94, secured to the removable plate 1, which plate 94 liesdirectly under the plate 58. Ribbon issues from a loosely-moui'itedspool 95 and passes up over the plate 94 and thence down through anopening 96 under said plate and through diagonal openings 97 and 98,whence it traverses an opening 99 in line with the platen l4: and passesdown from on top of the plate 94: to the winding-spool 100, which isrotatable independently of the spool 95, having a ratchet cooperatingwith a pawl 101. This pawl is mounted on a sliding bar 102, which isprovided with a projection 103 at its upper end, said projection 103fitting in an opening in the rocking frame 10, so that whenever saidframe is rocked the ribbon a will be advanced. Plate 94. and bar 102 aremounted on the removable side 1 of the easing, so that when said side isremoved sald parts are carried with it so as to be out of the way of theremovable frame-plates 22 and 23 and their associate parts.

Gas/t fare-prim ting wwciumc'sm. Th e fron t end of the casing 1 ishinged at 1, so that the front portion of the casing 1 is movable. Thishinged section 1 carries two spools of paper 104 and 105, from whichissue strips f and g, said strips passing up between the platen 86 andthe printing-wheels, thence over the frame inclosing thecash-fare-printing wheels, and out under a hinged plate 106. This hingedplate at its inner end carries a projection 107, which cooperates with aspringpressed pawl 108. When this plate is lifted, as shown in Fig. 2,the entire section 1 and its carried printing-wheels is moved outwardlyuntilthepart 107 rides past the part 108, when a spring 109, connectedto the hinged section 1 and to a bar 110, draws the section inwardly andcauses the type on the printing-wheels to make a printing impression.The ribbon /t, which passes between strips fand g, is arranged on spools111 and 112, said spools being mounted upon suitable spindles on a frame113, which frame is secured to the hinged section 1. Frame 113 isprovided with openings for the passage of screws 114, which are threadedinto a spider 115, said spider forming a support for printing-wheels116. This spider is slotted to receive spring-messed detents whichcooperate with notches in the printing-rings to hold said rings inadjusted positions. These printing rings extend through the section 1and are provided with knurled edges. whereby they may be manuallyrotated to set up different type in the printing-line. The bar 110 atits upper end bears against a yielding plate 117, having a button 118projecting through the side of the casing, whereby the bar 110 isnormally restrained, and when the section 1 is moved outwardly thespring-109 is placed under tension. However,when the button 118 ispushed inwardly, so as to move the stop on the end of plate 117 out ofthe path of bar 110, the entire section 1 may be fully opened to giveaccess to the interior for the purpose of introducing fresh rolls ofpaper, &c. There is a bar 119 carried by the hinged section 1, which ismounted in front of the bar 110 to keep the same in proper position whenthe section 1 is fully opened.

Issuing a cash-farerecept-Should a passenger pay the conductor a cashfare, the conductor first adjusts the printing-rings 16, located in thepivoted front section of the machine, so as to indicate the amountreceived by him. The pivoted plate or lip 106 is now raised, so as tomake an impression upon the strips f and g and also upon therecord-strip c. The lip 106 gives access to the strips f and g, whichare now pulled forward by the conductor the proper distance and severed,the plate 106 being swung back to normal or closed position. One ofthese receiptssay the one illustrated in Fig. 32is handed to thepassenger and the other is canceled by the conductor and turned in tothe company. The conductor in canceling this receipt treats it the sameas he would a ticket purchased at the station and lifted on the train,so that in describing the operation of the machine with respect to thecash-fare receipt illustrated in Fig. 33 such description will beunderstood as being applicable to a ticket or a coupon of a ticket.

The cash-fare receipt illustrated in Fig. 83 (or the ticket, as the casemay be) is placed in the mouth of the machine so that one edge thereoflies under the cancellation-punches, and the operatinghandle 35 isdepressed. This cancels the ticket and also, through the medium of theinking-ribbon c, impresses the register-number on the ticket, saidregisternumber being also impressed upon the recordstrip (0 and upon thehat-check b. It will be noticed that when the amount of the cash farereceived was impressed on the record-strip (6 said recordstrip was notmoved, so that the cash fare received and so recorded is identitied withthe register-number on the recordstrip. in addition to this the stationof destination, if the ticket is being canceled, or the station ofdestination and the station of origin, if the cash-fare recept is beingcanceled, is also impressed upon the hat-check 7) and the record-stripa. The time of such cancellation is also impressed upon the record-stripc so as to constitute a part of the permanent record and indicate to anauthorized officer of the company the time when the cash-fare receipt orticket was canceled and the hat-check issued therefor. This timeconstitutes a check on the conductor, as records are kept in the oflicesof the road regarding the time occupied by the train in going from onestation to another. In addition the conductor is supposed to work histrain within agiven time after leaving any station. The time ofcanceling a ticket or cash-fare receipt is therefore of importance tothe company, but of no importance to the passenger. The first operationof the handle 35 effects the cancellation of the ticket and the printingoperations above described, while the second operation of the handleissues the hat-check which is severed. The hat-check, however, is notdelivered to the passenger, but put in a receptacle above the seat ofthe passenger and locked up, being accessible only to a train inspector.This receptacle, however, forms no part of my present invention.

1 do not in this application claim the details of construction of thevarious parts of the device shown in the accompanying drawings andherein described, as it is obvious that various forms of mechanism couldbe employed to carry out my invention, and therefore I desire it to beunderstood that 1 do not limit myself to the details shown and describedexcept as they may be expressly mentioned in the claims. However, Ireserve the right to file a separate application on the said details ofconstruction.

I am aware that changes in the construction,

arrangement, and combination of the several parts of my device can bemade and substituted for those herein shown and described without intheleastdepartingfrom thenatureand principle of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In aconductors fare-register, the combination with a totalizer, meansfor registering in said totalizer and recording on a strip of paper thenumber of tickets or cash-fare receipts canceled by the machine,canceling devices operable in connection with said registering andrecording means, time-printing wheels, and means for impressing the timeon the record-strip in connection with each ticket or cash-fare receiptregistered, recorded and canceled; substantially as described.

2. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with means forregistering and recording the number of tickets or cash-fare receiptslifted, time-printing wheels, means for impressing the time on therecord-strip in connection with the registration and recordation of eachticket or cash-fare receipt lifted, station-number-printing wheels, andmeans for making printing ii'npression upon said rec- "Ord' 'strip fromsaid station-1mmher-printing wheels; substantially as described.

3. In a conduetors fare-register, the combination with means foradvancing a recordstrip, of means for advancing a hat-check strip,station-number-printing wheels, register-printing wheels, time-printingwheels,and means for impressing the station-numbers and register-numbers on said strips, said means impressing the time on the record-striponly; substantially as described.

4. In a conductors fare-register, the combination withcash-fare-printing wheels,of timeprinting wheels, means for advancing arecord-strip past said cash-fare-printing wheels and said time-printingwheels, means for impressing the time on the record-strip in connectionwith each cash-fare item recorded, and independent mechanism forimpressing the cash-fare-printing wheels on said recordstrip;substantially as described.

5. In a conductors fare-register, the com bination with means forsupporting a recordstrip, printing mechanism for recording cash fares onsaid strip,independent prin ting mechanism for recording the time onsaid strip, a time-train for driving the type-wheels of saidlast-mentioned printing mechanism, and independently-operable means formaking printing impressions from said wheels on said record-strip;substantially as described.

6. In a conductors fare-register, the com bination with printingmechanism for recording and registering tickets and cash-fare receiptscollected by the conductor, means for feeding a record-strip, a clockmechanism, printingwheels driven by said clock mechanism, and meanswhereby said clock-driven printingwheels are caused to make a printingimpression; substantially as described.

7. In a conductors fare-register, the combination wit h printingmechanism tor recording and registering the serial numbers of ticketsand caslrfare receipts collected by the conductor, means for feeding arecord-strip, a clock mechanism, printing-wheels driven by said clockmechanism, banks of independentlyrotatable station-number-printingwheels, and means whereby said clock-driven printingwheels and saidstation number printing wheels are caused to make a printing impression;substantially as described.

8. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with register-printingwheels, stationnumber printing wheels, time printing wheels, andcash-fare-printing wheels, 01 means for feeding a record-strip, andindependently-operable means for making a printing impression from thecash-fare-printing wheels upon said record-strip; substantially asdescribed.

9. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with aregister-printing mechanism, a cash-fare-receipt-printing mechanism, anda time-printing mechanism, of means for supporting a recordstrip, and ahat-check strip, one of which is retained in the register, means forissuing the other of said strips from the register, an operating-handle,and means for efl'ectinga printingimpression upon said strips from saidhandle and moving both of said strips together past the printing-wheels;substantially as described.

10. In a conduetors 'lare-register, the combination withticket-canceling devices, of a printing register and recorder operatingin conjunction therewith, means for effecting a printing impression fromsaid register to make said record coincidently with the cancellation ofa ticket, time-printing wheels, and means for feeding a record-strippast said time-printing wheels and said register-printing wheels;substantially as described.

11. In a conductors tare-register, the combination with ticket-cancelingdevices, of register-printing wheels, station-number-printing wheels andtime-printing wheels, means for feeding a record-strip past saidprintingwheels, and means for making a printing impression from saidprinting-wheels upon said record-stri1:); substantially as described.

12. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with ticket-cancelingdevices, of register-printing wheels, time-printing wheels, andcash-fare-printing wheels, means for feed- IIO ing a record-strip pastsaid printing-wheels, means for impressing the register and timeprinting wheels upon said record-strip, and independent means forimpressing the cashfare-printing wheels upon said record-strip;substantially as described.

13. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with means forrecording cash fares, of clock mechanism, means operable inclependentlyof the said cash-fare-recording mechanism for impressing the time on therecord-strip in connection with each cash-fare item recorded, andprinting-Wheels for printing the numbers of the stations between whichthe cash-fare item recorded on said strip is applicable; substantiallyas described.

14. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with means foradvancing the recordstrip, cash-fare-printing wheels for making a recordof the cash fare received upon said strip and upon another strip, whichother strip is issued from the machine, register-printing wheels,station-number-printing wheels, timeprinting wheels, and means formaking a printing impression from said last three mentionedprinting-wheels upon said record-strip; substantially as described.

15. In a conductors fare-register, the combination withcash-fare-printing wheels for making a record of cash fares receivedupon two strips of paper, one of which is issued from the machine andthe other of which is retained in the machine to make a permanent recordof the transaction, register-printing wheels, station-number-printingwheels, ti meprinting wheels, means for making a printing impressionfrom said last-mentioned printing-wheels upon said permanentrecord-strip but not upon the cash-fare receipt issued from the machine,and a spool for supporting a roll of hat-checks, upon which hat-checksthe station-numbers and register-number are printed by the saidstation-number-printing wheels, and the said register-printing wheels;substantially as described.

16. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with ticket orcash-fare-receipt canceling devices, means for marking said tickets orcash-fare receipts with numbers to identify the order of theircancellation, timeprinting wheels, a time-train for driving saidprinting-wheels, and means for operating said canceling and markingdevices coincidently with making a printing impression with said timeprinting wheels; substantially as described.

17. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with ticket orcash-fare-receipt canceling devices, means for marking said tickets orcash-fare receipts with numbers to identify the order of theircancellation, means for recording the time of such cancellation, andmeans for marking the station-number in connection with the time ofcancellation; substantiall y as described.

18. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with ticket-cancelingdevices, of register-printing wheels, means for effecting a printingimpression from said wheels upon said ticket and also upon a hat-check,coincidently with the operation of said canceling devices, means forfeeding the hat-check from a roll past the register-printing wheels, andmeans for automatically setting said registerprinting wheels after eachprinting impression; substantially as described.

19. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with ticket andcash-fare-receipt canceling devices, means for marking said tickets orcash-fare receipts which are canceled with identitying-numbers,means forsimilarly marking a check to be issued for the ticket or cash-farereceipt canceled, and means for recording the time of issuance of saidcheck; substantially as described.

20. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with cash tarereceipt printing mechanism for printing the amount of a cashfare receipton a receipt to be issued and canceled, said printing mechanism alsoprinting said amount on a record retained in the machine, means forcanceling said receipt, and means for recording the time of suchcancellation; substantially as described.

21. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with cash farereceipt printing mechanism for printing the amount of acashfare receipton a receipt to be issued and canceled, said printing mechanism alsoprinting said amount on a record retained in the machine, means forcanceling said receipt, means for recording the time of suchcancellation, and means for recording the station-numbers between whichthe cash fare is applicable; substantially as described.

22. In a conductors fare-register, the combination with cash farereceipt printing mechanism for printing the amount of a cashfare receipton a receipt to be issued and canceled, said printing mechanism alsoprinting said amount on a record retained in the machine, means forcanceling said receipt, means IVILLIAM W. KAY.

WVitnesses:

F. R. CORNWALL, GEORGE BAKEWELL.

